Pro Lumumbists Seize Luluabourg Amid U.N. Ultimatum
Pro Lumumba forces occupied Luluabourg in Kasai Province about 500 miles from Leopoldville. The U.N. was given six hours to clear them out, while Congolese Vice Premier Jean Bolikango warned of independent action if the demand was not met. The town's 2,000 strong garrison, loyal to Mobutu, sought U.N. protection after the assault began.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Luluabourg
Leopoldville
United Nations
Oriental
U. N
Joseph Mobutu
Jean Bolikango
Kasai
Antoine Gizenga
Congo
Lumumbist
Stanleyville
Bukavu
Kivu
Provice
Patrice Lumumba
Mobutu
Joseph Kasavubu
Col. Mjoko
Radio Brain Satellite Sought After Rocket Malfunction
Cape Canaveral reports tracking efforts for a 75 pound satellite nicknamed radio brain designed to study the ionosphere and its effect on long range radio and TV. NASA says the first rocket stage performed, but contact was lost seconds later and the payload did not reach its planned orbit.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Hub Cap Thefts Plague City Police Report
A rash of hub cap thefts was logged by the police last night with ten caps stolen from various locations citywide. Valued details include two 1957 Ford caps at $16.95 each and two 1956 Dodge caps at $10.95 each from Pine Motor Co. lot, plus incidents at Elsie Sealock's 1956 Dodge and a 1955 Olds at M. M. Adams service station. Additional caps were reported from D and H Olds on N Loudoun Street and other sites.
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Ford
Dodge
Pine Motor Co
Cecil and
Braddock Streets
Elsie Sealock
W. Clifford &J
Adams
D & H Olds
Loudoun St
Community notes from Front Royal and vicinity
Mrs. William H. Brown and Mrs. Harold Jones praise their carrier Dennis Wingfield for good service. Claudine Lovett reports a write up of snow and blizzard in Winchester and Front Royal in a San Francisco daily. Howard Linaburg saw wooly worms north of Old Charles Town Road and noted 68 degrees. Mrs. Timbrook completed three religious songs and attends Holiness Christian Church on Paper Mill Road. George W. Lutz notes large winter turnips thriving in deep snows on Front Royal Road.
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William H. Brown
W. Whitlock Ave
Harold Jones
Dennis Wingfield
Claudine Lovett
Valley Pike
Billy
Haywood
Calif
San Francisco
Winchester
Front Royal
Howard Linaburg
Charles Town
Robert Timbrook
Route 1
Berryville
Jesus
Timbrook
Holiness Christian Church
Paper Mill Road
Luther Brill
George W. Lutz
Front Royal Road
Deadline for Cash Nearing in Congo
Dag Hammarskjold nears a cash deadline as the U.N. Congo operation nears financial collapse. The secretary-general has three months of borrowing power to keep the force funded while the General Assembly must arrange financing for 1961. The United States has shouldered most costs, with Soviet bloc and Cuba withholding payments. The Congo bill totals about 72.5 million dollars for 1960 into 1961.
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United Nations, N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
Congo
U.N
U. N
Hammarskjold
General Assembly
Soviet Bloc
Soviet Union
Ukraine
Albania
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Moscow
Stevenson and Rusk discuss Congo crisis in Washington
Adlai Stevenson and Dean Rusk met in Washington to address the Congo turmoil after renewed reports of political assassinations by the Lumumbist regime in Stanleyville. Kennedy and Menzies urged peace, disarmament, and defense of Hammarskjold amid UN tensions.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
U. S
United Nations
Dean Rusk
Congo
Khrushchev urges African settlement of Congo crisis
Moscow report says Premier Khrushchev backs Africa alone settling Congo turmoil and demands ouster of Dag Hammarskjold while recognizing Antoine Gizenga as legitimate Congo government. He cites Roosevelt era big stick policy and opposes U N force options, aligning with Soviet line in Security Council clash. He also comments on Kennedy and U N peace efforts and foreign correspondents.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Congo
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Antoine Gizenga
U. N. Security Council
United States
Nehru
U. S
Theodore Roosevelt
West
Kennedy
United Nations
Mass Education Idea Dying Says Engineer Dean
Richmond AP reports Dr John W Shirley of N C State says mass college education is a thing of the past. He tells about 600 scientists and engineers at a National Engineers Week dinner about the changing attitude due to population growth.
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Richmond
Mass College
John W. Shirley
N. C. State
Dr. Shirley
Shirley
National Engineers
Olduvai finds push back oldest human bone record
Washington AP reports bones of a man and child in East Africa over 600000 years old, found in Olduvai Gorge Tanganyika. Leakey calls the child skull murder evidence. the discovery rivals Zinjanthropus as the oldest human remains.
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Washington
East Africa
L. S. B. Leakey
Leakey
Nairobi
Kenya
Olduvai Gorge
Tanganyika
Zinjanthropus
Newamy
Jonathan
National Geographic Society
Ained
Major Floods Sweep South and Rain Continues
Paul Fay Jr sworn in as secretary of the interior with Mrs Fay and Sally Fay present as White House aide administers oath. Fay’s plane mishap over Atlantic City airport runway ended in water after a 24 hour delay.
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Paul Fay, Jr
Mr. Fay
Sally Fay
Ficer
Fay
Atlantic City
N.J
Kennedy says no time for schools to close over race
President Kennedy told the U S Civil Rights Commission that there is no time for closing schools for any reason including racial discrimination He praised educators and urged desegregation as vital to national survival noting Prince Edward County Virginia has kept schools closed for two years to avoid integration
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Williamsburg
Kennedy
U. S. Civil Rights Commission
New Orleans
B47 Jet Bomber Wreckage Found
Wreckage of a B47 jet bomber was spotted from the air in the Lionwood area of Michigan. Col John G Benner of the 343rd Fighter Group led the search and said there was no immediate information on the crew of four surviving. The aircraft was from Forbes AFB Kansas.
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Duluth
Floodwaters Force Mass Evacuations Across Deep South
The Associated Press reports widespread flooding in central Alabama and Mississippi with thousands evacuated as the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers rise. Surge in high water hits Hattiesburg and nearby towns while tornadoes and strong winds affect Alabama Georgia and South Carolina. Authorities fear historic floods. Gov. Patterson declares emergency and National Guard aids evacuations. Cities including Montgomery Selma and Gadsden face rising waters and disrupted streets.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Mississippi
Deep South
Red Cross
Washington
Louisiana
Georgia
National Guard
Civil Defense
Hattiesburg
Miss
South Carolina
Weather Bureau
Montgomery
Ala
Tallapoosa
Martin Dam
A. R. Long
Cahaba River
Jim Clark
Cahaba
Selma
Gadsden
Coosa
Tombigbee
Demopolis
John Patterson
Columbus
Chattahoochee R ‘Eon
Hornets Edge Prince George. Shenandoah in Tri-State Finals
Shenandoah College defeated Prince George of Suitland 75 to 69 at Potomac State College in Keyser West Virginia to reach the Tri-State Conference final. Donnie Oates led Shenandoah as they built 14 points midway through the second half and moved to 74 total tournament points over two games seeking the scoring title. Shenandoah will face the Montgomery vs Potomac State winner at 8 p.m. with the loser meeting Prince George for the consolation at 6:30 p.m. Prince George, Montgomery and Potomac State were the tournament favorites entering the day.
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Sheandoah College
Keyser
W. Va
Prince George of
Suitland
Donnie Oates
Hornets
Potomac State College
Owls
Harford
Oates
Shenandoah
Montgom Pool State
Prince George
Montgomery
Potomac State
Gunmen Face Gallows After Wild Shooting Spree
In Minneapolis and surrounding states, three killings in three days culminate in a vow to seek the gallows for Charles N Brown and Charles E Kelley. Police describe a spree leaving multiple injured as the suspects confess and outline motives for the deadly violence.
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Minneapolis
Charles N. Brown
Charles E. Kelley
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Cliff Egeland
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U.N. Move
Police Dept
A. I Goldberg
By A. J. Goldberg
Stevenson
Rusk
Lumumbisi
Robert G. Menzies
Lumumba
Security Council
Menzies
Saang Vathana
Pacific
London
National Avenue
Jfk
Atlanta
Mike Smith
Buford
Gary West
Jim Sprinkle
al Trombetta
Woody O'Harall
D, Hershberger
Jimmy Hackett
Ron Thornburg
Bert Motley
Charles Knight
Dave Carter
Dean Bierly
Howard Trowbridge
Milwaukee
Joseph Koch
Omaha
Harry Goldenberg
Kelley
Alvin Koehrsen
Walnut
Earl Vencel
Koehrsen
Vencel
James Peterson
Trowbridge
Koch
Brown
Indiana
Kelsey
Kansas City
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